Home Renovation Putney

GS Renovation carries out whole-home refurbishments across Putney, from flats in post-war blocks and converted Victorian houses to terraces and Edwardian family homes in SW15. We manage the rewiring, replumbing, replastering, structural work and finishes with one team, so a dated home becomes a comfortable modern one without losing its character.

In Putney, a full house refurbishment typically costs £40,000 to £150,000 or more (indicative London ranges, MyBuilder and Checkatrade, 2026). GS Renovation Ltd, a building contractor based in Potters Bar, does the work in Putney: we carry the structure, services and finishes as one contract.

The two rooms that cost the most have their own pages, with prices: kitchen renovation in Putney and bathroom renovation in Putney. With 75% of homes in Putney flats, the soil stack usually fixes where a bathroom can go, and the lease may need the freeholder's consent for either room.

Full refurbishment of Putney period homes

A full renovation of a Putney period home, whether a terrace or a converted flat, usually means stripping it back and starting with the parts you never see. We rewire from a new consumer unit, replace ageing pipework, upgrade the heating and hack off blown plaster before reskimming throughout. On the original Victorian and Edwardian fabric we work carefully around solid walls, suspended timber floors and the shallow-founded closet wing, addressing damp and ventilation properly rather than papering over it.

Where a house has good period features, cornicing, ceiling roses, panelled doors, cast-iron fireplaces, we restore and reinstate them so the character survives the works. Where previous owners boxed things in or chopped the plan into small rooms, we open the layout up, often with a steel beam between the receptions. Everything is sequenced so the structural and first-fix work is complete and inspected before plastering, kitchens, bathrooms and decoration follow in the right order.

Housing in Putney

Around 20,990 homes make up Putney on the valuation list; 75% are flats and 25% houses, and 36% date from before 1919, 8% from between the wars and 54% from after 1945. Where most homes are flats, refurbishing a flat in Putney starts with the freeholder's licence for alterations.

Renovating the outside of a Putney home in a conservation area

A whole-house renovation in Putney often reaches the outside: windows, front doors, render, boundary walls and paths. Where the house sits in a conservation area, the document to read before specifying any of that is the appraisal. Wandsworth adopted eight updated conservation area appraisals under delegated powers on 31 August 2023, so a copy saved from an earlier purchase may be out of date. The appraisal describes what the council sees as the character of the street, which is the yardstick used whenever an external change needs permission.

Two neighbouring streets can sit under different rules. Wandsworth has 46 conservation areas, some as small as a single street, so check the designation for the exact address rather than the district. For a flat the position is tighter again, because Wandsworth's conservation area FAQ says flats and converted houses carry no permitted development rights and any external change needs planning permission. In a Putney flat, windows in a different style or material, a new flue or a changed front door are therefore planning matters, to settle before the renovation programme is fixed and the joinery is ordered.

One team managing your Putney project

The reason renovations in SW15 run smoothly with us is that a single team holds the whole programme. Rather than you chasing an electrician, a plumber, a plasterer and a joiner separately, we coordinate the trades so each one arrives when the home is ready, and nobody undoes another's work. That matters most in a flat or terrace, where access is tight, materials come in through the front and skips need managing on a residential Putney street.

We also keep the notifiable elements right. The rewiring and any new circuits for kitchens and bathrooms are certified by a registered electrician under Part P, and any load-bearing changes are signed off by building control. You get a clear sequence, tidy working in an occupied or emptied home, and a finished house where the wiring, plumbing, plastering and joinery all belong to the same considered project.

• Structural alterations and load-bearing wall removal
• External rendering, repointing and masonry repair
• Waste clearance, dust protection and daily site tidying

VOA Council Tax stock of properties, March 2025, for Putney Embankment & Lower Common, Putney Town & Wandsworth Park, Putney West and East Putney. Counts rounded by the VOA.

Plenty of Putney projects start with one job and grow, so it helps to see load-bearing wall removal in Putney, home renovation across Wandsworth, builders in London, renovations across London, how we handle home renovation across London and Renovation Order of Works.

Why Choose GS Renovation in Putney

Putney homeowners choose GS Renovation because a whole-house refurbishment needs one team that can sequence structure, services and finishes without gaps. We know how SW15's flats and period houses are built, how to restore their period detail and how to modernise them. With our founder's 30+ years of experience, transparent pricing, electrics certified by a registered electrician and structural work signed off by building control, we deliver a home that works and lasts.

• Original features protected, repaired or reinstated as you want
• A whole-house programme sequenced so no trade doubles back
• Rated 4.9 from 31 reviews on MyBuilder

Checked by Abdelaaziz Saaid, founder and director of GS Renovation Ltd (Companies House no. 14611254). Structural design is by the consulting engineer appointed to your project.